Osama bin Laden Dead

May 02, 2011, 10:09 AM IST
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FILE - In this file image, Osama Bin Laden, the al Qaida leader, appears on this layout for an FBI poster after he was placed on the FBI`s Ten Most Wanted list in June 1999, in connection with the bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Tanzania and Kenya. A person familiar with developments said Sunday, May 1, 2011 that bin Laden is dead and the U.S. has the body.

FILE - In this file image, Osama Bin Laden, the al Qaida leader, appears on this layout for an FBI poster after he was placed on the FBI`s Ten Most Wanted list in June 1999, in connection with the bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Tanzania and Kenya. A person familiar with developments said Sunday, May 1, 2011 that bin Laden is dead and the U.S. has the body.

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FILE - This is a 1998 file photo shows Osama bin Laden, the prime suspect behind the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, in a meeting at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan, according to the source. A person familiar with developments on Sunday, May 1, 2011 says bin Laden is dead and the U.S. has the body.

FILE - This is a 1998 file photo shows Osama bin Laden, the prime suspect behind the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, in a meeting at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan, according to the source. A person familiar with developments on Sunday, May 1, 2011 says bin Laden is dead and the U.S. has the body.

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FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2001 file photo, a jet airliner is lined up on one of the World Trade Center towers in New York. A person familiar with developments said Sunday, May 1, 2011 that Osama bin Laden is dead and the U.S. has the body.

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2001 file photo, a jet airliner is lined up on one of the World Trade Center towers in New York. A person familiar with developments said Sunday, May 1, 2011 that Osama bin Laden is dead and the U.S. has the body.

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FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2001 file photo, a jet airliner is lined up on one of the World Trade Center towers in New York. A person familiar with developments said Sunday, May 1, 2011 that Osama bin Laden is dead and the U.S. has the body.

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2001 file photo, a jet airliner is lined up on one of the World Trade Center towers in New York. A person familiar with developments said Sunday, May 1, 2011 that Osama bin Laden is dead and the U.S. has the body.

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A crowd outside the White House in Washington, cheers Sunday, May 1, 2011, upon hearing the news that terrorist leader Osama bin Laden is dead.

A crowd outside the White House in Washington, cheers Sunday, May 1, 2011, upon hearing the news that terrorist leader Osama bin Laden is dead.

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A crowd outside the White House in Washington, cheers Sunday, May 1, 2011, upon hearing the news that terrorist leader Osama bin Laden is dead.

A crowd outside the White House in Washington, cheers Sunday, May 1, 2011, upon hearing the news that terrorist leader Osama bin Laden is dead.

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President Barack Obama walks back down the Cross Hall after making a televised statement on the death of Osama bin Laden from the East Room of the White House in Washington.

President Barack Obama walks back down the Cross Hall after making a televised statement on the death of Osama bin Laden from the East Room of the White House in Washington.

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President Barack Obama walks down the Cross Hall on the way to the East Room to make a televised statement on the death of Osama bin Laden from the White House in Washington.

President Barack Obama walks down the Cross Hall on the way to the East Room to make a televised statement on the death of Osama bin Laden from the White House in Washington.

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President Barack Obama reads his statement to photographers after making a televised statement on the death of Osama bin Laden from the East Room of the White House in Washington.

President Barack Obama reads his statement to photographers after making a televised statement on the death of Osama bin Laden from the East Room of the White House in Washington.

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President Barack Obama is seen on a television monitor in the press briefing room as he makes a televised statement on the death of Osama bin Laden from the East Room of the White House in Washington.

President Barack Obama is seen on a television monitor in the press briefing room as he makes a televised statement on the death of Osama bin Laden from the East Room of the White House in Washington.

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President Barack Obama reads his statement to photographers after making a televised statement on the death of Osama bin Laden from the East Room of the White House in Washington.

President Barack Obama reads his statement to photographers after making a televised statement on the death of Osama bin Laden from the East Room of the White House in Washington.

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People watch a live TV reporting of U.S. President Barack Obama`s speech about Osama bin Laden, at Seoul train station in Seoul.

People watch a live TV reporting of U.S. President Barack Obama`s speech about Osama bin Laden, at Seoul train station in Seoul.

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a district assembly gathering at the presidential palace in Kabul. Afghanistan`s president lauded Osama bin Laden`s death as a serious blow to terrorism Monday and argued that the strike in Pakistan proves the real fight against terrorists is outside his country`s borders.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a district assembly gathering at the presidential palace in Kabul. Afghanistan`s president lauded Osama bin Laden`s death as a serious blow to terrorism Monday and argued that the strike in Pakistan proves the real fight against terrorists is outside his country`s borders.

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White roses lay on names etched in stone in Boston Monday, May 2, 2011 at the Garden of Remembrance, a memorial dedicated to the 206 Massachusetts victims of September 11, 2001. A memorial event was held in the wake of news of the death of Osama bin Laden.

White roses lay on names etched in stone in Boston Monday, May 2, 2011 at the Garden of Remembrance, a memorial dedicated to the 206 Massachusetts victims of September 11, 2001. A memorial event was held in the wake of news of the death of Osama bin Laden.

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In this publicity image released by NBC, Jimmy Fallon, host of

In this publicity image released by NBC, Jimmy Fallon, host of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," portrays Donald Trump during a public address about the demise of al-Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden, during a taping of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," airing Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 12:35 a.m. on NBC.

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In this image released by the White House, President Barack Obama shakes hands with Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the Green Room of the White House in Washington, following his statement detailing the mission against Osama bin Laden, Sunday May 1, 2011. CIA Director Leon Panetta, left, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton are pictured at left.

In this image released by the White House, President Barack Obama shakes hands with Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the Green Room of the White House in Washington, following his statement detailing the mission against Osama bin Laden, Sunday May 1, 2011. CIA Director Leon Panetta, left, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton are pictured at left.

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Cornelius Rodgers, a police officer from New London, Ct., stops to search for his friend on the Flag of Honor near ground zero in New York.

Cornelius Rodgers, a police officer from New London, Ct., stops to search for his friend on the Flag of Honor near ground zero in New York.

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Indian sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik gives finishing touches to a sand sculpture to mark the killing of Osama bin Laden at the golden sea beach at Puri, Orissa.

Indian sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik gives finishing touches to a sand sculpture to mark the killing of Osama bin Laden at the golden sea beach at Puri, Orissa.

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This photo shows several Mexican newspapers holding headlines referring to the killing of Al Qaeda`s leader Osama bin Laden in Mexico.

This photo shows several Mexican newspapers holding headlines referring to the killing of Al Qaeda`s leader Osama bin Laden in Mexico.

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Bryan Byrd, 22, of Washington, left, looks at a display of newspaper front pages at the Newseum in Washington, Monday, May 2, 2011, on the day after Osama bin Laden was killed.

Bryan Byrd, 22, of Washington, left, looks at a display of newspaper front pages at the Newseum in Washington, Monday, May 2, 2011, on the day after Osama bin Laden was killed.

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This frame grab from video obtained exclusively by ABC News, on Monday, May 2, 2011, shows a section of a room in the interior of the compound where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was tracked down and shot to death in Pakistan, Monday, May 2, 2011, by an elite team of U.S. forces, ending an unrelenting manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade.

This frame grab from video obtained exclusively by ABC News, on Monday, May 2, 2011, shows a section of a room in the interior of the compound where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was tracked down and shot to death in Pakistan, Monday, May 2, 2011, by an elite team of U.S. forces, ending an unrelenting manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade.

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This frame grab from video obtained exclusively by ABC News, on Monday, May 2, 2011, shows a section of a room in the interior of the compound where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was tracked down and shot to death in Pakistan, Monday, May 2, 2011, by an elite team of U.S. forces, ending an unrelenting manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade.

This frame grab from video obtained exclusively by ABC News, on Monday, May 2, 2011, shows a section of a room in the interior of the compound where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was tracked down and shot to death in Pakistan, Monday, May 2, 2011, by an elite team of U.S. forces, ending an unrelenting manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade.

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This frame grab from video obtained exclusively by ABC News, on Monday, May 2, 2011, shows a section of a room in the interior of the compound where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was tracked down and shot to death in Pakistan, Monday, May 2, 2011, by an elite team of U.S. forces, ending an unrelenting manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade.

This frame grab from video obtained exclusively by ABC News, on Monday, May 2, 2011, shows a section of a room in the interior of the compound where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was tracked down and shot to death in Pakistan, Monday, May 2, 2011, by an elite team of U.S. forces, ending an unrelenting manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade.

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This frame grab from video obtained exclusively by ABC News, on Monday, May 2, 2011, shows a section of a room in the interior of the compound where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was tracked down and shot to death in Pakistan, Monday, May 2, 2011, by an elite team of U.S. forces, ending an unrelenting manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade.

This frame grab from video obtained exclusively by ABC News, on Monday, May 2, 2011, shows a section of a room in the interior of the compound where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was tracked down and shot to death in Pakistan, Monday, May 2, 2011, by an elite team of U.S. forces, ending an unrelenting manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade.

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Pakistan army soldiers seen near the house where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad.

Pakistan army soldiers seen near the house where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad.

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Supporter of Pakistan`s religious party Jamatut Dawa offer funeral prayers for Osama bin Laden in Karachi. Bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States, President Barack Obama said.

Supporter of Pakistan`s religious party Jamatut Dawa offer funeral prayers for Osama bin Laden in Karachi. Bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States, President Barack Obama said.